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Fig. 2

From: Association between bacterial finding, antibiotic treatment and clinical course in patients with pharyngotonsillitis: a registry-based study in primary healthcare in Sweden

Fig. 2

Flow chart of inclusion. All patients diagnosed with pharyngotonsillitis during a primary healthcare centre visit or hospital clinic visit in Kronoberg County during 2012–16 were selected from registry data (Step 1). From the group of patients with at least one eligible visit to a PHCC with aetiological testing (Step 2), two cohorts were created in turns: one based on rapid antigen detection testing (RADT) for group A streptococci (GAS) (Step 3), and one based on throat cultures (Step 4). As both cohorts were created from the same population, a patient could be included in both cohorts

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